How some Indian hospitals are cutting cancer drug costs - BBC News

Cancer treatment centres have clubbed together to bulk-buy drugs and bring down costs by more than 85%.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, People waiting at Cachar Cancer Centre in Assam, IndiaBy Archana ShuklaIndia Business CorrespondentScores of patients quietly fill a modest tin shed which serves as a waiting area at a cancer hospital in Silchar, in north-eastern India.

Over the last few months, Cachar Cancer Centre in the state of Assam has seen an unusually high number of patients from nearby towns and villages.

The reason: a quiet revolution that is making cancer drugs more affordable.

The hospital is part of the National Cancer Grid, a group of treatment centres that have clubbed together to bulk buy drugs and bring down costs by more than 85%.

It is a modest start but, literally, a lifesaver for some of the country's poorest people.

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